Acadia National Park News:
Michelle Obama coming to Maine
The Democratic National Committee says the wife of President Barack Obama will visit Maine in September for fundraising events. The events will benefit the Democratic National Committee and Obama’s presidential campaign.
http://bangordailynews.com/2011/08/03/news/portland/michelle-obama-coming-to-maine/*********
Denali National Park News:
Denali Park Road Plan Taking Public Comment
National Park Service officials are taking public comment through September on a draft vehicle management plan for the Denali National Park Road, which could radically alter opportunities to travel the scenic byway for the next 15 to 20 years.
http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-denali-park-road-plan-taking-public-comment-080211,0,6212215.story
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Glacier Bay National Park News:
Bill would allow gull egg harvest in Glacier Bay
A bill just heard by a Congressional committee would allow Tlingits from Hoonah to harvest seagull eggs in Glacier Bay. It would resume a tradition that ended when the former Native homeland became a national park. But it faces opposition from a nationwide environmental group.
http://kstk.org/modules/local_news/index.php?op=sideBlock&syndicated=true&ID=1927*********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Black bear license plates benefit Smokies wildlife
You’ve seen those North Carolina license plates with the black bear, and you know you want one. If it’s time to get a new license plate, consider shelling out a few extra bucks for this one.
http://blogs2.citizen-times.com/outdoors/2011/08/03/910/**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Rocky Mountain National Park plans prescribed burns
Fire managers from Rocky Mountain National Park are planning prescribed burns to protect against wildfires.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_18615242**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE v. SALAZAR
As required by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service devised a plan to manage the elk and bison populations in the National Elk Refuge and Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20FCO%2020110803125.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURRYellowstone kills grizzly that charged man
Yellowstone National Park officials trapped and killed a grizzly bear that charged toward a man and ate the food in his pack less than a month after a different grizzly killed a hiker.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/outdoors/52312533-117/grizzly-yellowstone-park-bear.html.cspU.S., Wyoming agree to allow hunters to kill wolves
The agreement would end federal protection for the state's wolves and allow hunters to kill half of those living outside Yellowstone.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-wyoming-wolves-20110804,0,3572458.story
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Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite Lightning Strikes Spark Four Fires
On Sunday, July 31, 2011, Yosemite National Park experienced a severe thunderstorm, causing four confirmed lightning fires.
http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/Yosemite-Lightning-Strikes-Spark-Four-Fires-126707903.html**********
